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London, Gb

Partnering a complex, multi-site business through cultural change, acquisition and integration.Working with a Board that know and publicly state that increased staff engagement and related workstreams are linked to better business results and shareholder return.Responsibilities and achievements:- Delivered complex review of reward structures to give Board oversight and understanding of link between variable pay and profitability, enabling enhancements.- Compiled all regulatory reports (e.g. Code Staff list, successful Material Risk Taker exclusion requests, Remuneration Policy Statement, MIFIDPRU & Pillar 3 Remuneration Disclosures).- Guided company through renewal of directors’ remuneration policy, liaising with shareholders and proxy agencies and brokering changes to original proposal. - Among eight company ‘insiders’ under non-disclosure agreement in run-up to sale of company.

London, Gb

- Led a team implementing root and branch overhaul of performance management, including selection, implementation and refining of new software system that gave managers robust information on performance for the first time.- Managed four HR Business Partners.- Successful presentations at staff conference and industry events.- 'Chief of staff' to Remco, writing most papers. This role had 75% overlap in content with the Head of Reward role that followed with the company's sale.

London, England, Gb

A business loans bank in start-up mode. Owned by private equity firm (Alchemy).Role: Head of HRAchievements:• Adding shareholder value by building a high-performance culture, linking the corporate plan to individual objectives and results to reward as well as satisfying the FCA Remuneration Code.• Cultivating and nurturing a culture of high engagement through bespoke onboarding programme for each employee and through ensuring transparent communication throughout the business on key issues. Staff engagement survey results were excellent.• Raising quality of new recruits during recruitment drive to take staff from 55 staff in July 2015 to 150 staff at departure in early 2018; coached managers on interview techniques, developed candidate supply chain and embedded testing of potential recruits.• Steered company through regulatory transition to FCA Senior Managers’ Regime; liaising with senior stakeholders and non-executive directors. Kept people calm.Responsibilities:Responsible for recruitment, engagement, development, reward, employee relations and the people agenda. Secretary to Nominations and Remuneration Committee. Regularly at Exec Committee. Close liaison with shareholders.Led team with HR Business Partner and HR Advisor, plus ad hoc HR consultants, and managed relationships with benefits providers and payroll bureau (including the outsourcing of payroll and house-training the external providers to provide a highly efficient and effective service).

London, Gb

Head of HR at MRSL (140-person subsidiary of 50,000 person multinational), reporting to the company’s MD (London).Achievements• Led local HR team through change from traditional ‘pay and rations’ personnel to strategically-aligned HR function. Aligned objectives with business strategy, linking performance and reward while overseeing 50% increase in headcount.• Designed data analysis tools for in-depth staff profiling of 45,000 MR staff in disparate business units worldwide in absence of central data warehouse. Gave global leadership means to plan international talent management and succession planning.• Talent management embedded: began with talent acquisition and continued through strategic development, performance management and reward. Heavy time investment in employer brand and engagement led to higher retention and increased staff morale.• Recommended and handled sensitive staff departures in culture which had previously shied away from some tough calls.• Liaised successfully with high-level stakeholders in Munich Re HQ and other UK offices. Learned the art of robustly maintaining local autonomy while keeping HQ satisfied.• Boosted personal credibility with business by passing LM1 foundational insurance exam.

London, Gb

Core responsibilities: Frontline generalist role in seven-person department with strong customer focus (dept embedded in open plan office).Key achievements- Successfully managed international pay process (230 UK staff & 40 others across Europe and SE Asia), using multiple benchmarking sources to highlight retention risks and ensure strategic allocation of limited pool.- Delivered tax-free compromise agreement after complex HMRC negotiations to exit senior executive absent long term. Came in more than £100K under budget; company able to keep this balance of settlement sum from insurers. Also reduced company permanent health insurance premium by £45K (20%).- Received excellent feedback from senior management after relaunch of self-service online flexible benefits. Terminated failed outsourcing by predecessor.- Restructured PSL of recruitment agencies to reduce fees by 25% while preserving good relations with suppliers to ensure flow of quality candidates.

Corporate centre for Guardian and Observer newspapers and websites, the multimedia AutoTrader stable, plus regional newspapers and radio stations. Culture: diverse and changed dramatically as the industry reshaped and restructured.Core responsibilities:- High-level generalist role as assistant to Group HR Director in £700 million turnover/7,000 employee multimedia company during transition from print to digital revenue streams and changeover of both CEO and HRD.

London, Gb

Key achievements in role- Created implementation plan for performance management system. First analysed client’s environment (demanding deadlines, dept heads with 45 direct reports) and culture (anti-appraisal).

Journalist: in management as assistant news editor (Sep 00-Oct 02). Reporter at other times.Key achievements in:- Learning and development• Effective on-job training and evaluation of trainee journalists to ensure graduate recruits were successful.- Project management• Shaped and created a highly-complex daily product in managerial role as assistant news editor of The Daily Telegraph. Often in charge of British news pages.• Trusted by senior management: duty editor of entire paper for Christmas Day.- Communication• Polished spoken communication skills by speaking to half a million BBC Radio Five Live listeners around 30 times on current affairs issues.

Beyond description.

Education record

Master Of Arts (Ma), English Literature

Postgraduate Diploma, Human Resource Management